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Fuels and petroleum Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class C10 · Section C

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 1,033 patents in 2016.peak 1,0331996: 576 patents19961997: 530 patents1998: 668 patents1999: 714 patents19992000: 680 patents2001: 678 patents2002: 536 patents20022003: 552 patents2004: 511 patents2005: 349 patents20052006: 384 patents2007: 374 patents2008: 425 patents20082009: 471 patents2010: 707 patents2011: 767 patents20112012: 781 patents2013: 975 patents2014: 1,007 patents20142015: 1,028 patents2016: 1,033 patents2017: 972 patents20172018: 922 patents2019: 895 patents2020: 982 patents20202021: 922 patents2022: 816 patents2023: 710 patents20232024: 746 patents2025: 715 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Abdennour Bourane 14 Saudi Arabian Oil
2 Omer Refa Koseoglu 12 Saudi Arabian Oil
3 Ibrahim Abba 11 Saudi Arabian Oil
#4 Joseph Broun Powell 11 Shell Oil Compny
#5 Raheel Shafi 11 Saudi Arabian Oil
#6 Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras 10 Saudi Arabian Oil
#7 Abhimanyu O. Patil 9 ExxonMobil
#8 Matthew D. Gieselman 9 The Lubrizol
#9 Satish Bodige 9 ExxonMobil
#10 Juben Nemchand Chheda 8 Shell Oil Compny
#11 Mark P. Hagemeister 8 ExxonMobil
#12 John T. Loper 7 Afton Chemical
#13 John Francis Quanci 7 Suncoke Technology And Development
#14 Xin X. Zhu 7 Uop
#15 Yanfeng Zhang 7 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#16 Jakob Bredsguard 6 Biosynthetic Technologies
#17 Jacqueline Reid 6 Innospec Limited
#18 Jeremy Styer 6 Afton Chemical
#19 Jun Long 6 China Petroleum & Chemical
#20 Patrick L. Hanks 6 ExxonMobil
#21 Paolo Palmas 6 Uop
#22 Xinggao Fang 6 Afton Chemical
#23 Boyd E. Cabanaw 5 Uop
#24 Bruce A. Harrington 5 ExxonMobil
#25 Charles J. Ruff 5 ExxonMobil
#26 Craig J. Emett 5 ExxonMobil
#27 Douglas E. Deckman 5 ExxonMobil
#28 Essam Sayed 5 Saudi Arabian Oil
#29 Jibreel A. Qafisheh 5 Uop
#30 Jonathan Andrew Tertel 5 Uop
#31 Kevin B. Stavens 5 ExxonMobil
#32 Michael Cheiky 5 Cool Planet Energy System
#33 Michel Daage 5 ExxonMobil
#34 Patrick E. Mosier 5 The Lubrizol
#35 Peter Kokayeff 5 Uop
#36 Phillip T. Matsunaga 5 ExxonMobil
#37 Scott D. Schwab 5 Afton Chemical
#38 Timothy Michael Shea 5 Shell Oil Compny
#39 Adnan Al-Hajji 4 Saudi Arabian Oil
#40 Ajit B. Dandekar 4 ExxonMobil
#41 Akira Yaguchi 4 Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#42 Barry A. Freel 4 Ensyn Renewables
#43 Bradley R. Fingland 4 ExxonMobil
#44 Chun Wai Choi 4 Suncoke Technology And Development
#45 Chon-Yie Lin 4 ExxonMobil
#46 Clayton C. Sadler 4 Uop
#47 Esam Sayed 4 Saudi Arabian Oil
#48 Ewan E. Delbridge 4 The Lubrizol
#49 Hugues Dulot 4 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#50 Ingmar Hubertus Josephina PLOEMEN 4 Shell Oil Compny
#51 Jean-Philippe Heraud 4 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#52 John Anthony Smegal 4 Shell Oil Compny
#53 Kevin J. Kelly 4 ExxonMobil
#54 Kimberly Ann Johnson 4 Shell Oil Compny
#55 Koji Sakai 4 Denso
#56 Liang Zhang 4 Huawei
#57 Luigi Laricchia 4 Uop
#58 Marina Baum 4 The Lubrizol
#59 Manfred Schingnitz 4 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#60 Michael Clifford Macknay 4 Shell Oil Compny
#61 Minggui Xia 4 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#62 Noriyuki Okuyama 4 Kobe Steel
#63 Shain-Jer Doong 4 Uop
#64 Shigeki Matsui 4 Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#65 Thierry Chapus 4 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#66 Timothy L. Hilbert 4 ExxonMobil
#67 Trevor James Davies 4 Shell Oil Compny
#68 Yilong Chen 4 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#69 Akira Koyama 3 Alps Electric Co.
#70 Alakananda Bhattacharyya 3 Uop
#71 Alexander B. Boffa 3 Chevron
#72 Alexandra Chaumonnot 3 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#73 Arno Lange 3 Basf Se
#74 Audrey Bonduelle 3 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#75 Barton J. Schober 3 The Lubrizol
#76 Benjamin G. Harvey 3 US Air Force
#77 Beckay J. Mezza 3 Uop
#78 Benjamin S. Umansky 3 ExxonMobil
#79 Charles L. Baker, Jr. 3 ExxonMobil
#80 Chaogang Xie 3 China Petroleum & Chemical
#81 Daniel B. Gillis 3 Uop
#82 David J. Moreton 3 The Lubrizol
#83 Dennis J. O'Rear 3 Chevron
#84 Donna J. Crowther 3 ExxonMobil
#85 Earl T. Robinson 3 Greatpoint Energy
#86 Edward L. Diefenthal 3 Epic Oil Extractors
#87 Frederic Feugnet 3 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#88 Frank Hannemann 3 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#89 Frederic Lefebvre 3 Thomson Licensing
#90 Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander 3 Shell Oil Compny
#91 Glen B. Brons 3 ExxonMobil
#92 Graham J. Forder 3 Chevron
#93 Hanane Belmokaddem BENNIS 3 Shell Oil Compny
#94 Hasan Dindi 3 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#95 Hitoshi Komatsubara 3 Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#96 Hong Nie 3 Research Institute Of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec
#97 James J. Baustian 3 Butamax Advanced Biofuels
#98 Jan Verstraete 3 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#99 Jeremy Forest 3 Biosynthetic Technologies
#100 Jill A. Bonucci 3 Uop

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Uop 58
2 ExxonMobil 57
3 Shell Oil Compny 47
#4 Chevron 37
#5 Saudi Arabian Oil 34
#6 Jx Nippon Oil & Energy 32
#7 The Lubrizol 30
#8 GE 25
#9 Ifp Energies Nouvelles 23
#10 Afton Chemical 20
#11 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 17
#12 Basf Se 12
#13 Innospec Limited 8
#14 Suncoke Technology And Development 8
#15 Baker Hughes Holdings 7
#16 China Petroleum & Chemical 7
#17 Cosmo Oil Co. 7
#18 Gas Technology Institute 7
#19 Inaeris Technologies 7
#20 Kyodo Yushi Co. 7
#21 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co. 7
#22 Biosynthetic Technologies 6
#23 Dow Global Technologies 6
#24 Elevance Renewable Sciences 6
#25 Eni S.P.A. 6
#26 Infineum International Limited 6
#27 Inpex 6
#28 Japan Oil, Gas And Metals National 6
#29 Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. 6
#30 Mitsubishi Electric 6
#31 Phillips Petroleum 6
#32 Thyssenkrupp Uhde Gmbh 6
#33 Cool Planet Energy System 5
#34 Ecolab Usa 5
#35 Ensyn Renewables 5
#36 Kobe Steel 5
#37 NS Sumikin Engineering 5
#38 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 5
#39 Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Ag 5
#40 Unknown 5
#41 Butamax Advanced Biofuels 4
#42 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#43 Ihi 4
#44 Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo 4
#45 Nalco Company 4
#46 Research Institute Of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec 4
#47 Total Raffinage Marketing 4
#48 W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 4
#49 Adeka 3
#50 Delta Valve 3
#51 Epic Oil Extractors 3
#52 Evonik Oil Additives Gmbh 3
#53 Field Upgrading Limited 3
#54 Foster Wheeler Usa 3
#55 Greatpoint Energy 3
#56 Green Source Holdings 3
#57 Haldor Topsøe A/S 3
#58 Indian Oil Corporation Limited 3
#59 Kluber Lubrication Munchen Se & Co. Kg 3
#60 Lummus Technology 3
#61 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 3
#62 Ntn 3
#63 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras 3
#64 Petrochina Company Limited 3
#65 See—Soluções, Energia E Meio Ambiente Ltda. 3
#66 Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals 3
#67 Total Marketing Services 3
#68 Uchicago Argonne 3
#69 US Air Force 3
#70 3M 2
#71 Accordant Energy 2
#72 Agency For Science, Technology And Research 2
#73 Aktiebolaget Skf 2
#74 Arkema France 2
#75 Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#76 Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions 2
#77 Bestline International Research 2
#78 Cameron International 2
#79 CNRS 2
#80 Cerion 2
#81 Chemtura 2
#82 Chinook End-Stage Recycling Limited 2
#83 Cortus Ab 2
#84 Croda International Plc 2
#85 Denso 2
#86 Ecokap Technologies 2
#87 Expander Energy 2
#88 Flo-Tech 2
#89 Greenstract 2
#90 Greyrock Energy 2
#91 Halliburton Energy Services 2
#92 Harris 2
#93 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of Natual Resources 2
#94 Hyundai Motor 2
#95 Inentec 2
#96 James K. And Mary A. Sanders Family 2
#97 Johnson Matthey Public Limited 2
#98 Kh Neochem Co. 2
#99 King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology 2
#100 KFUPM 2